Cyclones move to 8-0 on home ice and sweep Oregon
(Wausau, WI) –The Wausau Cyclones faced the Oregon Tradesmen on Friday and Saturday night at Marathon Park. Wausau won 4-2 Friday and won 5-2 on Saturday night to improve their season record to 14-5-0-0. The series sweep moves Wausau into 2nd place in the Central Division.
Friday night forward Dominick Bourdon netted the game’s first goal at 14:49 of the 1st period, which was assisted by Chase Chapman and Spencer Dahl giving Wausau a 1-0 lead after one. Connor Dvorak made it 2-0 at 7:21 of the 2nd. Wausau extended their lead to 3-0 when Isaac Baker scored on a pretty goal assisted by Gabe Randel and John Kriz. Oregon would make the game interesting in the third as they netted a pair of goals to make it a one goal game. Dominick Bourdon put the game away with an empty net goal at 19:14. Collin Lemanski was solid in net again after stopping 40 of 42 shots to earn his 11th win of the season.
Saturday night’s Wausau looked to sweep the Tradesmen and extend their win streak to six games. The first period saw Jack Dawley and Gabe Randel each net goals. Randel’s goal was his team leading 12th of the season. Forward John Kriz then made it 3-0 just 17 seconds into the 2nd period. Oregon got back into the game after a goal from Easton Simpson and Will Falconer. Wausau got the lead back to a two-goal game when their captain Gabe Randel scored his 2nd of the game at 4:11of the final frame. The Cyclones would add a late empty net goal to make it a 5-2 win. Tanner Bonjernoor was dominant in goal n as he picked up the win after he stopped 40 of 42 shots.
Watch the Wausau Cyclones Hockey in action Friday, December 8th as the first 250 fans 21 plus receive a Cyclones Pint Glass Giveaway presented by Busch Light or the annual Teddy Bear Toss game presented by Culvers on December 9th as it will rain teddy bears after the first Cyclones goal! Puck drops at 7:10 both nights. Visit wausaucyclones.com for tickets today.
The Cyclones are members of the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL), one of three USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior leagues, serves as one of the top training grounds in the country by providing the best coaching, exposure and developmental vehicles available for student-athletes in its classification. The primary mission of the NA3HL is to provide a structured developmental environment for student-athletes who have aspirations of playing in the NAHL or United States Hockey League and eventually the NCAA or American College Hockey Association. For more information, visit wausaucyclones.com
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